Vapor-lamp.



E. SEITZ.

VAPOR LAMP.

APPLIOATION FILED sBPT.12, 1910.

1,064,018, Patented June 10, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON, D. C.

EDWARD SEITZ, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

VAPOR-LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10,191.3.

Application lcd September 12, 1910. Serial No. 581,716.

To all whom i may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD Siirrz, citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State oit' Illinois, have invented certain new and uselul Improvements in Vapor-Lamps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a lamp tor burning vapors made from hydrocarbons and also for burning hydrogen or other illuminating gases, and therefore one et the objects oit' the invention is to arrange a lamp that may be used for either of these without the necessity of any structural changes to adapt it for such double use.

Another object is to produce a lamp of a new structure having a single burner tor ordinary work, and a series of reserve burners supplied from the saine source iter heavy work or greater illumination.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lamp supplied with a hydrocarbon through a hollow wire system, using a coinmon burner anda reserve burner that can be supplied from the same source that -feeds the said common burner.

The invention further relates te certain details ot structures as will be pointed out herein aided by the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a sectional elevation ot the lamp. Fig. 2 is a plan ott a burner-ring in part sect-ion showing a series oit burner openings. F ig. B is a cross section ot' a valve and a longitudinal section oit' a part oit the burner-ring shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. ft is a side elevation oit the said valve.

A indicates a pipe for suspending the lamp for instance :trom the ceiling, its upper end being suitably secured in a suitable hanger B, while to its lower end is attached a cont-rolling valve C. Attached to and suspended from the said valve is a pipe I) which has suspended from it, at its lower cud, a fitting E which has a bore or `passage I*l with which the pipe communicates. This bore terminates in an opening G at the side ot the iitting into which is threaded a vapor discharge pipe Il. provided with a needlevalve J in control oft what I shall term a nozzle shown at J. Said fitting E is also provided with a bore K beneath the bore li but which is independent ot it and whose axis lies substantially horizontal and said bore is carried into and through an extension L which is a part ot the said member ll. Into said bore K opposite the extension L a pipe or conduit M is suitably secured, and cominunicating with said bore is a vertically arranged bore N in a depending extension ot' said fitting E; this extension beingl provided with any usual burner I) carrying a mantle Q, said burner being e1nployed to heat the member E and the vapor discharge pipe Il which constitutes a vapor-generator, and also answering as a pilot burner to ignite the vapor at the mantles of a series ot other burners to be described.

It is a hollow ring, Fig. Q, into and through which extends the outer or free end ot the pipe or conduit M said end terminating opposite the needle valve .l described to receive vapor from it. The said ring R has cast with it a portion S preferably having a cylirulrical bore 'All (sce F ig. 3) the axis of which is parallel to the bore ot the extension L ot the litting E and which receives said extension, or at right angles to the bore ot said ring. Snugly litting the bore oit said portion S .is a cylindrical valve U shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 4l said valve being provided with openings V at two dianictrically opposite sides to register with similar openings lV in the wall S ot the said portion S as shown in Fig. 2. The end ot. the valve adjacent the extension L is open and communicates with the latter while its opposite end is closed as at 2. Suitable means is provided tor rocking the valve as, for instance, an arm 3 to whose ends may be attached suitable chains or cords 4. rThe ring is provided with a series ot burners 5 similar to the central one I described aud the positions ot these are indicated in Fig. 2 although other arrangements ot them may be used.

The drawing shows an ornamental finish lor the lamp which consists first of a bellshaped canopy (i whose lower end rests upon the ring R as shown `in, Fig. 1 but other means ot supporting the same may be eniployed. Resting upon the upper end of said canopy is a member 7 upon which rests any ordinary shade S and slidable upon the pipe D is a spider .0 lor holding the shade, and itsel't held in place by a collar 't0 adjustable upon the pipe and secured for instance by a set screw '1.1. Preferably the upper end of the canopy 6 snugly incloscs the said pipe D in order to be maintained in a central position. `While said canopy answers as an ornament its real purpose is one of utility in that it holds the heated air within it around the pipe D and fitting E; these parts constituting a vapor generator after the manner of lamps of this kind, whereby to vaporize the hydrocarbon but when ordinary gas is used the heat serves to raise its temperature thereby producing va whiter light.

l2 indicates a hollow wire employed to conduct the hydrocarbon iuid to the valve C, said valve being in control of the fluid supply. llVhen ordinary gas is used the pipe A may communicate directly with the valve and with the pipe system. It will be seen that my invention contemplates the use of a battery of burners held in reserve and supplied from the same source as the main burner. In order to make this clear I shall now describe the operation of the lamp.

The valve C being in control of the hydrocarbon vapor, or common gas, as the case may be, admits said vapor or he gas to the valve J from which it is injected into the pipe or conduit M and thence to the burner P through the passages K and N. The adjustment of said valve J provides for any desired flow of gas for the required illumination at the mantle Q, and when not in use the light may be turned very low and left burning to provide suflicient heat to keep the burner hot and the hydrocarbon at such a temperature as to produce the needed continuous fiow of vapor; it being understood that when used for a hydrocarbon the generator composed of the vlower end of the pipe D and the fitting E as before described must be heated by some outside means in order to start the flow of vapor. lVhen it is desired to light the reserve series of burners 5, which are also provided with inantles,

the valve U, which has heretofore been closed, is opened so that the vapor or gas besides passing to the burner P is projected through the extension L of the fitting E into the valve Il from whence it divides each way into the ring R and distributes within the same and supplies the burners 5 mentioned; the latter being ignited from the said burner P. An adjustment of the valve J provides for a sul'licient supply of vapor or gas to properly feed all the burners to obtain the desired light. any form of valve maybe used, of course, in place of the valve U described that will answer the purpose and which will not allow `leakage of gas when only the central burner P is in use. I am aware that lamps used to burn gas have been employed in which there is a single burner and where a series of reserve burners have been used, the latter being ignited from the former but I am not awa-re of a lamp that can be adapted to both hydrogen kor other gas as well as a vapor manufactured from a hydrocarbon and particularly I am not aware of a lamp of the peculiar arrangement shown which includes simplicity and cheapness of structure and compactness of form while providing for the advantages described.

I claim:

l. In a vapor lamp, the combination of a conduit provided with a series of burners, a vapor discharge nozzle for introducing vapor to the conduit, a pipe connected to the nozzle and having a part cast with the said conduit, a generator burner suspended beneath the said part and having a position adjacent to the burners of the said series for lighting the same, a valve in control of the vapor discharge from the nozzle, and a valve in control of the said series of burners and situated in said conduit between the said series and the generator burner.

2. In a vapor lamp, the combination of a substantially ring-shaped conduit having a series of burners spaced apart upon the same, a conduit extending across the ring and having communication at one end with the ring and opening through the latter at its other end and ope-n at the end outside the ring but closed from said ring, a vapor pipe having a discharge orifice opposite the open end of the second named conduit, a generator-burner carried by the latter and communicating therewith, and having the vapor-pipe above the same for receiving heat therefrom, and a single valve in the ring for interrupting communication of its passage with the said series of burners and controlling all of the latter.

3. In a vapor lamp, the combination of a substantially ring-shaped conduit having a series of burners mounted thereon, a vapor conduit extending across and through the passage of the ring at one side but closed therefrom and having an open out-er end outside the ring, the said vapor conduit communicating with the ring at its opposite side, .a burner in communication with the said vapor conduit, and a valve between the said burner and the outlet from the latter to the ring.

il. In a vapor lamp, a suspended fuel pipe, a conduit for vapor lying in substantially a horizont-al position and having an integral extensionsuspended from the fuel pipe, a vapor discharge nozzle as Yla part of the pipe and adapted to discharge into the conduit, a burner suspended beneath the vapor, conduit and adapted for heating both it and the fuel pipe, a second vapor pipe connected with the first and provided with a series of burners, and a valve located in one of the conduits between the first said burner and the series of burners.

5. In a vapor lamp, the combination of from the pipe into the said ring, a bui-nen communicating with the ring, and a ,f generator connected with the fuel supply pipe and .including an orifice lying opposite and discharging vapor into the said vapor pipe.

6. In a vapor lamp, the combination of a fuel supply pipe, including a generator and its discharge orifice, a hollow ring supported by it and provided with an opening at two places in its side, one of Said openings being normally closed at the outer side of the ring, the other extending through both walls of said ring, a vapor pipe communicating with both openings and extending through one of them entirelyr through the ring to its outside and terminatingopposite the said discharge orifice, a valve lying in the ring and in control of the pasfage o'lE the same and that oit' the said vapor pipe, and a burner carried by and communicating with the ring.

7. In a vapor lamp, the combination o'l a ituel supply pipe, a hollow ring supported by it and provided with an opening at one side, a vapor supply pipe communicating with the opening and the ring, a valve within the ring to govern the flow oilE vapor it'rom the pipe into the said ring, a burner communicating with the ring, a generator connected with the fuel supply pipe and including an oriice lying opposite and discharging vapor into the said vapor pipe, and a generator burner suspended'froln the latter.

8. In a vapor lamp, the combination of a 'uel supply pipe, including a generator and its discharge orifice, a hollow ring supported by it and provided with two openingsI in its sides, one ot said openings being normall \r closed at the outer side oil the ring, the other extending through both walls of said ring, a vapor pipe commlflnicating with both openings and extending through one o'lg them entirely through the ring to `its outside and terminating opposite the .said discharge orilce, a valve lying in the ring and in control of the passage oi the same and that olf the said vapor pipe, a burner carried by and comn'iunicating with the ring, and a burner beneath said vapor pipe.

i). In a vapor lamp, the combination o'l a fuel Supply pipe, a hollow ringl lsupported by it and provided with an opening at one Side, a vapor supply pipe con'imunicating with the opening and the ring, a valve within the ring to govern the flow of vapor from the pipe inlo the said ring, a series ol burners disposed around the ring, a generator connected with the 'fuel Supply pipe and including a discharge orifice lying opposite and to discharge vapor into the vapor pipe, and a burner beneath and supplied with vapor by the said vapor pipe and lying adjacent the said series ol burners.

In testimony whereo'l I allix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

EfDlVARD SEIT@ I'Vitnesses L. M. ',lilUuLow, E. J. Alnlnson.

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